The first reports of this ghost light appear to date back to 1862. It also seems to hover near railroad tracks and therefore also is burdened with the ol' headless brakeman's ghost legend. In 1894, no less a personage than President Grover Cleveland saw this spooklight while traveling on the rail line. And several witnesses, including a WWII soldier on leave, claimed to have been chased by the lights. Sorry to say that these lights are no longer visible, however. When the railroad tracks were taken up in 1977, the sightings ended. This interesting fact suggests that the metal rails might have something to do with the phenomenon in many cases.
More information: North Carolina Ghosts; The Light at Maco Station; The Maco Light; The Historic Ghost Story of the Maco Light (animated)
